One wonders what the author of 28 novels, sometimes appearing at the rate of two per year, does in her spare time.
Prequels, sequels, and bonus tracks for favorite Hilderbrand novels. From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. The introduction encourages readers to read these stories alongside the novels they expand sound advice, as those new to Hilderbrand won't fully appreciate the magic that unfolds in her novels and makes readers clamor for more.HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Hilderbrand's novels are always bestsellers, and all of those readers will be curious to revisit old favorites. All carry Hilderbrand's signature traits, flawed, likable characters and plenty of details about clothing, housewares, and food. Not all of them take place on Nantucket "The Tailgate" brings readers to a mid-1980s Harvard-Yale football game, and standout "The Workshop" finds Vivian Howe from The Golden Girl (2021) attending a writing workshop. Some are sequels, like "Frank Sinatra Drive," an unpublished chapter from The Perfect Couple (2018), in which a character envisions a very different perfect ending to that horrific wedding weekend. Some are prequels, like "The Surfing Lesson," in which Margot from Beautiful Day (2013) realizes she's ready to divorce her husband, Drum. With a foreword by Elin Hilderbrand about the writer's reluctance to leave treasured characters behind and a prefatory, "behind-the-scenes" note included with each story, this book answers the prayers of both new and seasoned readers everywhere who, like the Kirkus reviewer, "would rather be living in an Elin Hilderbrand novel.Readers can't get enough of Hilderbrand's signature Nantucket style, and here she obliges their appetites with short stories (and one novella) that revisit some of her most beloved characters.
In "The Tailgate" the weekend of a Harvard/Yale football game recharts the course of "Matchmaker" Dabney Kimball's first-and abiding-true love.The marriage at the heart of Beautiful Day enters uncertain territory when Margot Carmichael encourages her husband to reunite with his ex-girlfriend in "The Surfing Lesson.".Three years after Mallory Blessing's death (in 28 Summers), her friends gather for another eventful Labor Day celebration on Nantucket in "The Sixth Wedding.".In this dazzling collection, Elin Hilderbrand offers nine delicious stories-prequels, sequels, and "missing chapters" from her cherished books-some of which have never been published, until now.
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